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Recording at 10am
Recording at 10am
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Can you see a world where big clubs go with a 2 squad model?
One squad for the PL & one squad for Europe & the domestic cups?
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He's far from losing the dressing room but another trophyless season could bring some players to leave (Saliba to Madrid) and will that bring a domino effect?
The melt down by fans expecting us to steam roller the league is frustrating, but when you look at how many champions league teams failed to win at the weekend, isn't it time to accept fighting on many fronts takes its toll? (and why Chelsea are flying)
Could Arteta not trust him to play lone 6 against the deepest of blocks?
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And if so do you think Martinelli will capitalise?
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£365k+ a week combined
Who can we get for that?
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And if so do you think Martinelli will capitalise?
£365k+ a week combined
Who can we get for that?
Hey guys, wanted your opinion/thoughts on the below:
Back when we lost to Bayern last season, it was noted that our club lacked that difference maker in the attack. Apart from Sesko, we didn't try for another attacker. We clearly needed this and we didn't.
This baffles me! Thoughts ?
But still feel like we lacked another difference maker and nothing was done and we focused on a LB and CM.
Doubtful anything gets done in Jan, so surely MA has to start to work some alchemy with the squad at his disposal
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When Ozil was at his peak, he still made me scream into my skull each time he chose to assist rather than seize a great chance to score himself.
Of our current attackers, Havertz, Jesus & Odegaard display the same lack of intent. Martinelli & Trossard almost have the opposite >
Saka (and Big Gabi) are the only attackers who know what to do and when to do it.
Can one new player realistically solve this conundrum? Or do we have to fix our faulty forwards first? How?
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Felt like our wingers were isolated and Partey never overlapped, while timber inverted from the left.
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Buy a Lez Doo Dis mug instead, see if that brings better fortune.
Replacing Rice and Odegaard together on the hour was obviously pre-planned to manage their minutes.
What other rational explanation is there?
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Good morning, last January Arteta made the tactical tweak of shifting Havertz to the cf role to reignite the attack, is there a tactical tweak that Arteta can make this season to increase the output from our existing forwards?
Do you think Odegaard's dip in form coincides with the birth of Martin Jr?
Should we also expect a dip in form from Havertz when his baby arrives?
Finally, should Arteta implement a no child policy to prevent this from happening in the future?
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Ignore the left back problem
Too many times this season we have been low energy and slow progression in the first half.
Wtf is going on!
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Can you just laugh at Man City for an hour and a half instead?
Not too sure why we took ødegaard off and kept Merino on. Would have liked to see Ødegaard/Nwaneri for the final 30 minutes
1. Players
2. Manager
3. Transfers/ Management
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Which one is more true really? Is it simply important to win?
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Do you feel Mikel is learning enough from these moments each season or are we starting to see a worrying pattern?
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I can’t be the only one who thought that was a penalty for the tackle on Partey?
Clear contact on his right leg & Partey is nearly on the floor by the time the Everton defender first touches the ball.
What’s happened to “contact with the player before the ball = foul”?
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We had 6.5x as many attempts on goal as Everton on Saturday & 5 to their 0 on target.
More often than not, a combination of these is enough to win you the game.
Did we just get unlucky on Saturday, impacted by Everton’s fortuitous 2 wk break & a draw for Liverpool?
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I'd like to see him swap Saka and the left winger more. Apropos of which, Arteta said Odegaard came off to alter the rhythm on the right, which seems like a last resort, not a minute-60 change. #arsecastextra
Name the lineups for Palace on Wednesday vs Saturday. Are they the same?
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